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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dragan do when he decides he does not want the cameraman to take photographs of a particular character's body?
(a) He breaks the camera.
(b) He threatens the cameraman.
(c) He shoves the cameraman.
(d) He drags that person's body out of sight.

2. The narrator shares that most citizens of Sarajevo now sleep in which rooms of their houses?
(a) Basements.
(b) Solariums.
(c) Attics.
(d) Bathrooms.

3. What did Mrs. Rovalski bring as a housewarming gift for Kenan and Raza when they moved in?
(a) A knife.
(b) A dog.
(c) A bundt cake.
(d) A fern.

4. Kenan becomes furious in Chapter Three when he realizes the true fate of which appliance he had sold very cheaply?
(a) A vacuum cleaner.
(b) A coffee pot.
(c) A washing machine.
(d) A radio.

5. In what decade of life were Raza and Kenan when they moved into their current apartment?
(a) Early thirties.
(b) Late thirties.
(c) Late teens.
(d) Early twenties.

6. Who found out about Dragan's capture and then secured his release?
(a) His boss.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His father.
(d) His son.

7. How many shells fall in total while Kenan is at the brewery?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

8. By the onset of Chapter Three, Arrow has begun to sleep in which location during periods of heavy shelling?
(a) Her basement.
(b) Her closet.
(c) Her bathroom.
(d) Her bedroom.

9. With what type of currency is Ismet paid for his work as a soldier in the army defending Sarajevo from the men on the hills?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Gems.
(c) Food.
(d) Money.

10. In the aftermath of being shot, Emina regrets being unable to see the cellist play that afternoon at what time?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

11. What color is the car driven by the man in the track suit?
(a) Red.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

12. Kenan recalls that on the night of a large structure fire at the library, he ran toward the fire for what reason.
(a) He does not know.
(b) To get warm.
(c) To see if there were any survivors.
(d) To see if any books could be salvaged.

13. For how many hours was Dragan's wife in labor with their son Davor?
(a) 12.
(b) 24.
(c) 36.
(d) 9.

14. From what location does a sniper take a shot at Arrow, but leave the cellist unharmed?
(a) The church.
(b) The museum.
(c) The library.
(d) Arrow's decoy room.

15. When the reader rejoins Kenan in Chapter Three, what adjective is used to describe his pace as he moves through town?
(a) Deliberate.
(b) Confused.
(c) Determined.
(d) Wayward.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long before narrative present was Dragan captured by the defending army and forced to dig ditches for three days with no food or water?

2. When Arrow's final section of Chapter Two opens, it has almost reached what time of the morning?

3. For how many minutes does Arrow wait in Nermin Filopovic's office before he enters the room?

4. What sort of artist does Kenan find when he reacts to the sound he hears in Chapter Three?

5. What make of car does the man in the track suit drive?

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